DIG IN
Q: What did I make on December 14, 2017 you ask?
A: I baked a spectacular Gingerbread Cake Roll topped with Eggnog Whipped Cream.
Here’s where you can find all the recipes I’ve made since February, 2011. Admittedly, even I’m impressed by that.
JULY from EVERY ANGLE
Mary+Last summer my USFS volunteer colleague, Deb, was on bus duty at the Maroon Bells pick up station. It was July, peak tourist season and we were overwhelmed by the crowds, sometimes welcoming over 1,000 visitors each day. The Bells, a priceless treasure, is the most...
SO HOW’S YOUR SUMMER GOING?
Mary+Hey Summer 2017, just slow down. Memorial Day. Check. June, those 30 days. Whoosh. Independence Day. Over. School doors open in late August. Labor Day’s in sight. Only 169 days until Christmas. Here’s a thought. Despite the 24-hour news cycle, try to own your last 8...
A MENU for WONDER WOMAN (semi-paleo)
Mary+WONDER WOMAN - A WIN for XX CHROMOSOMES Last week’s e-mail to my friend, Sara: “I’m going to the Wonder Woman movie tomorrow afternoon. You interested?” Her prompt reply, “Meet you at 4:30pm at the Isis.” (Disclosure: ISIS, the ancient Egyptian goddess of women,...
FOODIE THERAPY: LET’S DO IT
Mary+When I was first married and my husband a graduate student at Florida State University, my cooking skills were, to be generous, limited. I worked with a rotating schedule of five dishes: tuna noodle casserole; spare ribs; goulash; pork chops and hamburgers. To get to...
THIS ISN’T THE POST I PLANNED…
Mary+EARTH, WIND, (SNOW) AND FIRE First, this isn’t the Post I planned to write. Secondly, the story ends well. Off-season in Aspen is low-key and quiet, a lull before the summer storm. Last night, Wednesday evening, that “lull” went south. As usual The Gant has been...
WHAT’S ON YOUR BACK BURNER?
Mary+Count on it. The day I drive back to Aspen, after a winter absence, it is always snowing. My last Thursday’s arrival didn’t disappoint, a real blizzard. But after picking up my keys at The Gant’s office and corralling Dan, who drew the short straw, we got my car...
WANT the RAINBOW? WELCOME the RAIN.
Mary+Not for one moment do I begrudge water-deprived California a drop of moisture. After suffering through five years of drought, losing 102 million trees in its stricken forests, this state needed a miracle. Obviously Mother Nature heard the plea, tweeted Mt.Olympus and...
MONTEREY, STEINBECK & HUMPBACK WHALES
Mary+This week’s post, falling on March 17th, was shaping up so nicely. Today is St. Patrick’s Day, a time even for Irish wannabes to make merry. Take advantage of this holiday to laugh and be spontaneously rambunctious. I dare you. Erin Go Bragh. Also worth sharing, my...
EVERYTHING IS FIGUREOUTABLE… #6
Mary+If Life tosses you lemons, put together Maida Heatter’s classic East 62nd Street Lemon Cake. This glorious cake was published to rave reviews by Craig Claiborne in the New York Times more than fifty years ago. According to many bakers, it’s the best lemon cake ever,...
A DUTCH BABY, DULCE de LECHE & BIG QUESTION
Mary+It poured last week. Rains were so heavy that 188,000 people were evacuated from a three-county area in northern California. A possible dam failure at Lake Oroville, a reservoir that supplies much of California’s drinking water, threatened to break, sending a 30-foot...
#Everyonehasastory, #Cookthebookfridays,
Mary+"Everyone has a story, the air is full of stories." Isabelle Allende Do you realize January 2017 has packed its bag, left the house and won’t return? Already two days into February, it’s Groundhog Day. Punxutawney Phil saw his shadow. Looking ahead, (or, not,) Super...
PLAN TWO: THE MARCH
Mary+Democracy is messy. We Americans have inaugurated presidents since April 30, 1789, when George Washington took his oath at Federal Hall in New York City. Last week Donald Trump became our 45th president. A week-long celebration by his supporters in Washington DC was...
